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10 Tips and Tricks for Grooming and Brushing Your Dog

Is there a more beautiful sight than the sight of a happy, furry dog approaching you, eager to play?

Hardly.

However, those sights wouldn’t have been so magical if their fur wasn’t so well kept and maintained.

We also take showers daily, so why wouldn’t we brush and groom our dog at least once a week? It seems like the right thing to do.

Now, dog fur comes in many shapes and sizes, but let’s focus on those that are more high-maintenance (since it’ll be easier for you to do this with the dog breeds whose fur is short and coarse).

So, if you want to give your furry little friend a bath and you’re an owner of a thick-coated dog such as a Siberian husky, or a hypoallergenic breed, such as a poodle or a Goldendoodle, take a look at these ten tips.

We promise your dog will be sweeping people off of their feet with their beauty and furriness when you use these useful tips!

If you’re doing it alone for the first time, you can start with the 10s and 15s, but you could also add the 5s and 7s.

Mind that you leave the bigger numbers to professional groomers.

4. Exercise with Your Dog Prior to Grooming

Since trimming and grooming take a certain amount of time, if you’re not sure that your dog will be steady during the whole process, try to tire it out.

Take it to the park or for a run as this will more likely lead to a cooperative atmosphere.

5. Carefully Trim the Face

Once you’ve introduced the clippers to the dog (by turning them on in front of it, so the clippers don’t scare it a lot), start with the head, as it is the most difficult part and yet the part through which your friend will be the steadiest.

The first thing you should do is carefully trim the area from the open ear to the eye, and then shave the area between the eyes.

If your dog is a puddle, this might be tricky but very doable.

If your dog is a Goldendoodle, start with the head hair, because you want to make it the same length as the hair on its neck. After doing this, proceed to the neck.

6. Proceed to the Body

Quick note: Before proceeding to the body, poodle owners should carefully trim the paws of the dog in accordance with the cut they want!

For all the other long and thick-haired dogs, proceed to the body of the dog, perhaps the easiest part of the whole process.

Make sure you cut the same length through the neck, back, sides, chest and the belly.

You should stop clipping at about half an inch above the elbows of the legs, and repeat the same process to make sure everything is perfect.

7. Reward Your Dog

Since to get to here probably took some time, make sure to give a reward to your dog for behaving nicely.

10. Take Your Dog for a Walk

It doesn’t matter that you took your dog for a walk before grooming it, it’s time you did something for yourself now.If the furry little dog isn’t tired (and since he spent this much time doing practically nothing, he isn’t), take it out to celebrate his new hairdo!

The whole bathing and grooming process might sound like a terror, but it’s actually not that difficult.

If you have someone to keep you company and help you out a bit, it’s even easier.

If you make a mistake, you can always take it to the groomer to correct it, but why not try it yourself?

Professionally, I am a regular contributor at highstylife.com and I am personally very interested in pet topics, as I am a proud mum of two + one. I say “+one” because I can hardly separate my foster dog from my children :D

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